Why do electrocuted people get “glued” to the electrocuting object?

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I have seen lots of electrocution videos where the victims get “glued” to the very object that killed them, like electricity poles, to the point that they stay in the air and not fall on the ground. How/Why?

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I thought I’d let you know that there is a difference between electrocution and being shocked (electrified).

If someone is shocked (electrified), they have electricity flowing through their body. It is usually painful.

If someone is electrocuted it is a portmanteau of electrified and executed, so for someone to be electrocuted they have to be killed by the electricity.

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